Society and culture: general

Indispensable for anyone trying to understand Islam in the WestWhen the Western mass-media talk of conversion to Islam, we are bombarded with accounts of vulnerable people brainwashed into a culture of extremism.

Ein feministisches Plädoyer für die Anerkennung weiblicher Wut von Platz-1-SPIEGEL-Bestseller-Autorin Tara-Louise Wittwer alias @wastarasagt Seit Jahrhunderten werden Frauen unterdrückt.

2 Freunde, 16 Länder, 344 Tage WeltreiseAls der schwerbehinderte Alex seinem besten Freund Lovis vorschlägt, nach dem Studium gemeinsam ein Jahr lang auf Weltreise zu gehen, ist auch der bald Feuer und Flamme von der Idee.

AI is changing the world at frightening speed.

dass Modernität sich zunächst im Bereich des Verborgenen, Verbotenen, Untergründigen äußert, ist an sich nicht so sehr überraschend.

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A Washington Post style editor's fascinating and irresistible look back on the Miss America pageantunveiling the hidden world of this iconic institution.

';Savage, wise, and witty .

Misogynies is one of the most celebrated feminist texts by a British author.

Das Glück eines Menschen hängt daran, in der Nähe von anderen zu sein.

Denmark is set to achieve 100 per cent renewable energy by 2030.

';Guaranteed free of unicorns and princesses, it's fun, empowering fiction for 5-8 year olds.

Winner of the Diversity, Inclusion and Equality Award at the Business Book Awards 2021 ';Underpinned by scholarship.

The miraculous history of Notre Dame de Paris its construction, near destructions and survival against all odds ';Vivid and engrossing the opening chapter repays the cover price.

The Russian bestseller about love and second chances, brimming with warmth and humour In the tiny village of Maran nestled high in the Armenian mountains, a place where dreams, curses and miracles are taken very seriously, a close-knit community bickers, gossips and laughs, untouched by the passage of time.

Ibn Taymiyya (12631328) of Damascus was one of the most prominent and controversial religious scholars of medieval Islam.

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LONGLISTED FOR A PEN/FAULKNER AWARD, 2020 A dazzling tribute to the resilience and determination of a remarkable community of women In the sprawling Bangalore slum of Heaven, five girls Muslim, Christian and Hindu; gay and straight form an unbreakable bond.

Monty was just like any other dog.

A unique chronicle of the hundred-year period when the Jewish people changed the world and it changed them ';A riveting, gossipy, action-packed, seam-bursting blast through 100 years of (mainly) European history Impressively wide-ranging in scope and unflaggingly fascinating.

'The most important thing you'll read this year' Elle The incendiary new book about toxic masculinity and misogyny from Clementine Ford, author of the bestselling feminist manifesto, Fight Like A Girl.

Is the future of food looking bleak or better than ever?

What happens when authorities you venerate condone something you know is wrong?

The story of Islam as never presented beforeKhadija was the first believer, to whom the Prophet Muhammad often turned for advice.

Has political correctness gone too far?

An honest, radical and moving account of life off the grid.

For almost two centuries, followers of the Baha'i faith, Iran's largest religious minority, have been persecuted by the state.

';Immensely learned and ambitiousseam-bursting eclecticism and polymathic brio This is by any standards a significant book and its author deserves high praise.

How do you predict something that has never happened before?

Mrs Owl had a knack for finding the perfect book for every customer, before they even realised what it was they were looking for.

This collection - the second of a three-volume study - examines the roots of the artistic, literary and cultural renaissance of Sufism from the 12th to the 15th centuries.

This comprehensive study is unique in its chronological breadth, intellectual diversity and historical scope and which demonstrates the central role played by Sufism in Persianate culture in Iran, Central Asia and India

Rabi';a al-';Adawiyya is a figure shrouded in myth.

* Tayari Jones's brand new novel, KIN, is available to pre-order now!

Most people try out diets just to see if they work.

Mary Wollstonecraft, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, Millicent Fawcett, Emmeline Pankhurst, Constance Markievicz, Nancy Astor They terrorised the establishment.

';Ridiculously enjoyable' Tom Holland A Book of the Year for The Times, Mail on Sunday and BBC History Magazine The ';Mermaid of Morwenstow' excommunicated a cat for mousing on a Sunday.

From the bestselling author of A History of Britain in 21 Women The history of the world is the history of great women.

';The latest in the series of powerful books on the divisions in modern Britain, and will take its place on many bookshelves beside Reni Eddo-Lodge's Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race and Owen Jones's Chavs.

Martin Bell has stood in war zones as both a soldier and a journalist.

'If you're going to talk about women in the 21st century, you MUST read Peggy Orenstein's Girls & Sex.

In an increasingly polarised world, it sometimes feels impossible to talk to someone you disagree with, let alone change their mind.

A new, transformative history in Tudor times there were Black people living and working in Britain, and they were free ';This is history on the cutting edge of archival research, but accessibly written and alive with human details and warmth.

Never before have our cities been as important as they are now.

The fault lines that can fracture a marriage are all contained in these six words: FAMILIARITY, FIGHTING, FAMILY, FINANCES, FOOLING AROUND AND FINDING HELP.

'This rallying cry will persuade you to battle for true equality' Stylist An incendiary debut taking the world by storm, Fight Like A Girl is an essential manifesto for feminists new, old and soon-to-be.

The bestselling history of Britain, told through twenty-one women whose lives enthral and beguile, intrigue and inspire ';Celebrates the defiant spirit of Britain's groundbreaking heroines Entertaining.

Winner of the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2015 'Well researched and disturbingly persuasive.

This volume outlines the approaches to human rights and responsibilities within the different world religions.

Indispensable for anyone trying to understand Islam in the WestWhen the Western mass-media talk of conversion to Islam, we are bombarded with accounts of vulnerable people brainwashed into a culture of extremism.